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Last spring, the Links Mall was com- department supplies Lincoln High with a pleted. The front of the school building mower and some small equipment for changed from an .old dirty street to a new lawn upkeep. · clean park area. The addition brought a According to Nelson, one man is in new look to Lincoln High. charge of all building maintenance, botnThis year the grass is brown in various inside and out. Because of this, Nelson spots. Grass clippings are left on the said it takes time for all jobs to be done. lawn after it has been mowed. The dead · However, PSAB's _Operation and grass clippings form a brown border bet-· Maintenance has in the past mowed the ween the gray sidewalk and the green lawn too. Mr. Nelson said that the grass. Litter is al.so strewn on the lawn. maintenance of the mall by LHS staff Principal Sanford Nelson feels there and the Maintenance and Operation has is a problem with maintenance and it has not been consistent. almost been remedied. ''That can potential I y cause "There's always a difficult period in problems," Nelson said. the first years," said Mr. Nelson. Recent with the aid of CETA (Com• The Links Mall has been a cone•~ with maintenance and litter problems. (Photo Public School Administration prehensive Employment and Training by Dale Nichols) . Building's Operation and Maintenance Agency), a few LHS students will be hired to work on the mall and care of the entire campus. The appearance of the mall has changed from last spring but Mr.Nelson said that he doesn't think anything can 1ook as perfect as it did when it was brand new. In terms of the condition of the grass, t~ees and shrubbery, Mr. Nelson doe~n't think they are in bad condition. They . Lincoln High .School 22nd & J Streets 68510 September 28, 1979 have been given~ good bill of health by a Vol. 78 No. 1 local nursery. . A request has also been turned into Operation and Maintenance to have the lawn mowed, raked and fertilizer. PSAB . has more manpower and can do the job faster. Maintenance isn't the only problem. Assemblies, a dinner, and a tea are The list of ,alumni includes: A committee of LHS students was The mall has fallen prey to litter. ·three of the ways Lincoln High plans to Barbara Lautzenheiser, a _:1956 chosen last year to narrow down the Mr. Nelson is disappointed with the honor nine of its distinguished alumni graudate, who is now vice-president of large list of perspective honorees. This Iitter problem. He feels that it is the weekend of October 5. "alumni committee," from hundreds of everyone's responsibility, including Bankers Life of Nebraska. names, chose twelve to invite to return, students, to put forth the extra effort of The event, initiated by Dr. Charles Paul Amen, from the class of '34, is three of which could not attend. Of these putting the litter in the proper recepJones, LHS vice-principal, is designed to the current director of the Nebraska three was Dick Cavett, Who wished to tacle. · honor LHS graduate~ that excelled in , Department of Banking and Finance; "The litter distracts from the beauty of come, but because of his taping schedule couldn't. the area," said Nelson. school and in their careers. Ted Gunderson, a graduate of 1946, is "The people who drive by the school now retired. He was a senior special Upon receivi ··1g a list of names from on Capitol,_ Parkway judge us by what agent in charge of the FBI, Los Angeles the "alumni committee", last year's stuJones also hopes that it will improve they see. If they see litter, we'll be judgand enhance LHS' reputation. · Field Division; dent council members Kate Kopischke, ed that way That's reality " Marcia Richards, Korinna Jones, and In hopes of improving the condition of State Senator Sh.irley Marsh, who The activities will begin with a double Nancy Oppegar(f wrote letters re- the mall, Mr. Nelson would like to appeal graduated in 1943; peri .od assembly introducing the questing resumes and pictures from the to students to use the trash receptacles. honorees to the student body. After the graduates. "Litter is a. perennial problem and we Ralph Beechner, a 1926 graduate, is assembly, the honorees will talk to various classes, from 11:15 a.m. to 2:50 an educator for the Liflcoth Public This was the beginning of a to-be LHS need to be constantly alert," Nelson said. Schools; p.m. The classes to which they will tradition. He added that if students ha~e any speak will be chosen by Mrs. Kathy , Robert G. Volz, who graduated in 1950, Raymer, according to · the honorees "We plan to continue this every year, ideas on how to improve the mall, they is a professor of Surgery at the Universi- but with less people (honorees)," said should bring it to the attention of the adareas of interest, and teachers inministration or talk to a student council ty of Arizona; terested in using the speakers. Jones. member. John Robinson, from the class of '61, Later in the afternoon, a tea is plannis the current President of the Lincoln ed, where a reunion with their former City Council; teachers will occur. Evening activities include a dinner at which some students Contrary to popular belief the destrucHerman Rohrig, a 1936 grad, is the have been asked to entertain. Some club supervisor of t ihe Big Teri Athletics Of- tion of the Links was not done by vandals, but by Mother Nature. officers are invited to attend. Then they ficials; and will attend the homecoming game at The Links, class gift of 1970, has slowSeacrest Field. Saturday honorees will Edwin Faulkner, a 1927 graudate, is ly been deteriorating because of the be treated to the Nebraska-New Mexico the Chairman of the Board of Woodmen weather. State game. Accident and Life Company. "The weather was the cause of the destruction of the Links," Lincoln High Principal Sanford Nelson said. "Pieces started chipping away and after several weeks a large hole developttd." "This year's Lincoln High all school terested in trying' out for the play is Over the summer, the Links were filled play will be a challenge for it's cast," scheduled for September 27 through the with liquid styrofoam to stop the said drama instructor Joan Lazarus. 29. It will be held in the LHS auditorium fabricated fiberglass from absorbing The play, "The Diary Of Anne Frank" at 3 p.m. water and c.hipping away. was selected by Lazarus and approved The clinic will provide information The repair work was done by Titan Inby English Department Chairperson, about the character's in the play, over' Mrs. Merrell Grant and Assistant Prin- coming stage-fright, and correct pro- dustries at a cost of around $1000, which is more than the original price of the cipal of Instruction, Mrs. Kathy Raymer. cedures in trying out for the play. Links. • "I selected this play because of its Tryiouts are scheduled for October Another class gift also has been high content of drama and because it first and second. Everyone is welcome provided a large cast," said Lazarus. to tryout, no experience in Drama is re- the subject of concern for some repair work. quired. . . The marquee, class gift of 1964, will Scripts are now available in the Drama The play is about two Jewish families be touched up by Nebraska Neon. who are forced into hiding in German oc- room, 228 for checking out. In Nelson's point of ·view, "The marMany students are needed to work on ·cupied Netherlands during World War II. quee attracts more attention than any stage, costume, make-up and light It deals with such issues as getting other sign in Lincoln." alo11g with family members and growing crews. They can apply for these posiThe cost of the touch up work has yet up. There are ten main characters in- . tions in the Drama room and will receive . to be determined, but if the marquee has credit for their work. volved in the play, five men and five Workmen add the finishing touches to such a positive effect on the public the the newly restored Links. (Photo by women. Opening night is scheduled ·tor cost of the work is priceless. A clinic designed for people in- November 8. Steve Pieper) "At first I kept getting lost but now I or being recognized is less when atten- are able to do a lot more," responded a ding a larger school," said Mr. Neff. can find my way around pretty well," sophomore through a survey. He added, "The kids will come over said a sophomore about her first four . "Meeting a lot of new friends and bewith a group of friends but will have to ing able to go out to lunch is why I like weeks of high school. make new friehds to adjust into a larger high school," responded another. Moving from junior high to high school." school can be tough for many One sophomore said; "At junior high The sophomores expressed their sophomores. everyone is so immature, in high school views on their first four weeks of school. everyone gets along great." Lincoln High counselor, Jerry Neff Open campus, going outside and school feels that more is expected of students But for . some sophomores being in activities all brought approval. in high school. high school means only three more "I like high school better because you years left of school, · "The competition for being on a team
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